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No. 46'7,740. Patented Ja.- 26, 1892.

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' UNITED STATES THOMAS M. KENNA, OF NEV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,

PATENT OFFICE.

AND VILLIAM OCON- NOR, OF BIN GHAMTON NEV YORK, ASSIGNORS TO EDVARDOCONNOR AND CHARLES WOODRUFF, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

CASH INDICATOR AND RECORDER.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,740, dated January26, 1892.

Application tiled September 21| 1891. Serial No. l106,344. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: l ABe it known that we, THOMAS M. KENNA,

of New Haven, county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, and WILLIAMOCONNOR, of

Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have inventeda new 1mprovement in Cash Indicators and Recorders; and We do herebydeclare the following, when taken in connection with accompanying draw-Io ings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawingsconstitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure l, a view in front elevation of a cash- I5 recorder constructedin accordance with our invention; Fig'. 2, a broken view thereof invertical section on the line a b of the preceding figure; Fig. 3, adetailed view, partly in section and partly in front elevation, showzoing the wheel, the spring-stop therefor, and

the inking-roller; Fig. 4, a view in rear elevation of the mechanism forfeeding the tape and lifting the same into contact with the type on theWheel; Fig. 5, a plan View of the same parts with the wheel removed;Fig. 6, a broken perspective view of the inner end of theoperating-lever.

Our invention relates to an improvement in cash indicators andrecorders, the object 3o being to produce at a low cost a simple,durable, and accurate device.

With these ends in view our invention consists in a cash indicator andrecorder having certain details of construction and combina- 5 5 tionsof parts, as will be hereinafter described,

and pointed out in the claims.

The upright portion A of the case of the device is provided in its frontwall with a semicircular opening B and in its rear wall to with a smallcircular opening C. (Shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings.) Apointer B', fixed to the front wall of the said portion of the case,rises in the center of the semicircular opening B and assists the eye ini5 'setting the wheel D, which is mounted on a horizontal shaft E,journaled in the said portion A of .the case and exposed through thesaid openings and adapted to be manually rotated by means of a handle F,forming a o continuation of the forward end of the said shaft E. Thesaid wheel is preferably made of metal cast in one piece, in the form ofarms, and a rim, its arms having plugs G made of wood inserted into themto receive tacks H, (see Fig. 1,) by means of which numbered dials I aresecured to the opposite faces of the wheel, the periphery of which isprovided with type J, preferably formed of rubber and corresponding tothe numbers on the dials. Ve do not, however, limit ourselves to the useof a cast-metal wheel, or to the use of paper dials or rubber type; buthowever constructed the wheel will have type upon its periphery andnumbers corresponding thereto upon its opposite faces.

An inking roller or pad K is journaled in the outer end of a spring K',fastened to the inner face of a lid A', secured by hinges L to theextreme upper end of the upright portion A of the case, the said lidforming the 7o top of the said portion of the case and aifording accessto the inking-roller for renewing the ink upon the same. A spring-stopM, secured to the case, is arranged to enter stop-notches M', formed inthe wheel between the type, 75 whereby the type are centered over thevertically-movable presser-blockN, located directly below the center ofthe wheel and mounted in a casting N', located in the bottom of theupright portion A of the case and attached to the top of the horizontalportion O of the case. The said presser-block is designed to lift toengagement with the type a paper tape P, the ends whereof are wound upontwo rollers Q and Q', journaled on horizontal axes in op- 85 posite endsof the casting N The axis of the roller Q' is provided with aratchet-wheel R, which is actuated in turning thevsaid roller, andtherefore feeding the tape under the wheel by means of an upright pawlS, having its' upper end toothed to engage with the teeth of the saidwheel, While its lower end is pivotally connected with the extremeinnerend of the operating-lever T, which is constructed with two perforatedlugs T' T', located oppo- 95 site each other, for pivoting it tocorresponding lugs U U, projecting outwardly from the outer face of thecasting N The said pawl is constructed with two arms S S', extending onopposite sides of the wheel, to prevent the roo pawl from lateraldisplacement. A small spring V, also engaging with the teeth on theopposite thereof from the pawl, prevents its retrograde movement. Aspring W, pressing against the outer face of the pawl, holds the same inengagement with the teeth of the wheel. The presserblock N, beforementioned, rests upon the inner end of the operating-lever at a pointbetween its fulera and the operating-pawl S, whereby when the outer endof the lever is depressed its inner end will be elevated and lift. thepresser-block an d the pawl. The said operating-lever isheld in itsnormally-elevated position, in which it is shown by full lines in Fig. 2of the drawings, by means of a button X, having a long stem X', which isencircled by a spiral spring Y, interposed between the inner face of thebutton and the top of the horizontal portion O of the case, and exertinga constant tendency to lift the operating-lever into its elevatedposition. The lower end of the said stem X passes through the said topof the lower portion of the case in position to engage with aspring-catch Z, attached to the inner end of the drawer Z', andconstructed at its inner end with a small openingto receive a lockingpina, with which the springis engaged when the drawer is closed, so as toprevent the same from being opened. A screw b, located in front of thebutton X, forms an adjustable stop for regulating the play of theoperatinglever. A spring c, located within the horizontal portion of thebox, is arranged to engage with the inner end of the drawer, so as toautomatically push the same out into its open position, when it isunlocked by the clearance of the spring-catch Z from the pin at. A belllocated within the case, but not shown herein, is arranged in anyapproved manner to be rung when the drawer is opened.

The operation of the device is as follows: A sale having been made, thewheel is turned by its handle until the number on its outer dialcorresponding to the amount of the purchase is brought into line withthe pointer B. At the same time the corresponding number on the reardial has been brought into range with the small aperture C in the rearwall of the case, so that if the recorder is placed between the salesmanand the purchaser the latter may know that the recorder is being trulyoperated. In case the recorder is placed on a stand back of the salesmanthe front of the dial will be exposed to both the salesman and thepurchaser. Our device is therefore adapted to be used equally well ineither of the two positions suggested. The number corresponding te theamount of the purchase having been brought into line with the pointerB', the operating-lever is depressed, whereby the presser-block will belifted to press the tape against the type above it,whereby the tape isprinted with a number corresponding to the amount of the purchase, forthe type and numbers are arranged so that when a number is brought intoline with the pointer a type corresponding to that number will standover the presser-block. Now when the operating-lever is relieved ofpressure the spring Y will immediately restore it to its normalposition, and in doing so cause the ratchet-wheel R to be rotated by thepawl S, whereby the tape is fed along over the presser-block, so as topresent anew surface te the next type which it is lifted against. Whenthe operating-lever was depressed, the stem X of the button X clearedthe spring-catch Z from the pin a and permitted the spring c to throwthe drawer open. Change having been made or the amount of the purchasehaving been placed in the drawer, the same is closed and automaticallyrelocked bythe re-engagement of the springcatch Z with the pin a. Thedrawer cannot now be opened again until the operating-lever is depressedand without again ringing the bell.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cash indicator and recorder, the combination, with the casethereof, of a wheel mounted therein on a horizontal axis and providedupon its periphery with type and upon its faces with numberscorresponding thereto, an inking roller or pad mounted within the casein position to engage with the type on the wheel, means for manuallyrotating the wheel, two tape-rollers, a vertically-movable presser-blocklocated between the same for lifting the tape carried by them againstthe type, a ratchet-wheel carried by one of the said rollers, a pawlengaging with the said wheel, and an operating-lever for operating thesaid block and pawl, substantially as described.

2. In a cash indicator and recorder, the combination, with a case havingits upright portion constructed with front and rear openings and with alid which forms its top, of awheel mounted on a horizontal axis in thesaid portion of the frame and provided upon its periphery with type andupon its front and rear faces with numbers corresponding thereto, aninking roller or pad carriedby a spring attached to the inner face ofthe said lid, means for manually rotating the wheel, two taperollerslocated beneath the wheel, a verticallymovable presser-block locatedbetween the rollers, a ratchet-wheel carried by one of the rollers, apawl for engagement with the said wheel, and an operating-lever foroperating the pawl and presser-block, substantially as described.

In a cash indicator and recorder, the combination, with a case havingits upright portion constructed in its front with a large semicircularopeningandinitsrearfacewithasmall opening, of a wheel mounted on ahorizontal axis in the said portion of the frame and provided upon itsperiphery with type and upon its opposite faces with numberscorresponding thereto,meansformanuallyrotatingthewheel,

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two tape-rollers located beneath the wheel, a vertically-movablepresser-block located between the said rollers, a ratchet-wheel carriedby one of the rollers, a pawl engaging with the said ratchet-wheel, andan operating-lever for operating the presser -block and pawl,substantially as described.

4. In a cash indicator and recorder, the combination, with the casethereof, of a WheelV mounted therein on a horizontal shaft and providedupon its periphery with type and upon its faces with numberscorresponding thereto,meansforinanuallyrotatingthewheel, twotape-rollers located beneath the wheel, a ratchet-wheel carried by oneof the rollers, an upright pawl having its upper end hooked to engagewith the teeth of the wheel, an operating-lever having the lower end ofthe pawl pivoted to its extreme inner end,avertically movablepresser-block having its lower end engaged with the inner end of thesaid operating-lever, springs for preventing a retrograde movement ofthe wheel and for holding the pawl against the teeth thereof, and asprin g for holding the outer end of the operating-le ver in anormally-elevated position, substantially as described.

5. In a cash indicator and recorder, the combination, with a case havingits upper portion constructed with an opening in its front and in itsrear face, of a wheel mounted in the said portion of the case on ahorizontal shaftl and made of east metal, wooden plugs set into the armsof the said wheel, type fixed to its periphery, dials numberedinaccordance with the said type Iixed to the opposite faces of thewheelbytacksdriveninto thesaidplug's,means for rotating the wheelmanually, a tape, and means for lifting the same against the type andfor feeding it, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof We have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses,

THOMAS M. KENNA. WILLIAM OCONNOR. Witnesses: o

FRED. C. EARLE, LILLIAN D. KELsEY.

